November 2006
by Aaron Hoover
Population Downshift?
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Backdoor: Population Downshift? Despite anomalies, coastal counties still dominate in total population Aaron Hoover According to U.S. Census figures, 53% of Americans now live along the coast — a land area that makes up just 17% of the country. And, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the population of coastal and Great Lakes counties increased by 33 million people, or 28%, between 1980 and 2003. This population shift has figured prominently in the building boom. Coastal growth accounted for 43% of building permits for single-family homes and 51% of permits for multifamily homes between 1999 and 2003,
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